Great question if I do say so myself.
The connection lies in the fact that the cultural shift concretized by Constantine (most obviously seen in the anti semitic results of his various councils) led people away from a true "In God We Trust" mindset to one where this credo only appears on the back of our money. Previously, health issues were viewed relative to The Creator and his instructions as vividly depicted in the story related in John 9:2. This example is by no means intended to demonstrate the Christian view but rather the first century view in Israel regardless of what flavor of Judaism you were practicing.
Once Constantine made official the split between Jews and followers of the Nazarene that Christians refer to as Jesus, the connection between health and adherence to The Creators instructions (Torah) was destroyed. While the heretic Marcion's popularization of the term "Old Testament" didn't help matters, Constantine is the easiest and most prominent scapegoat.
In fact, Constantine should probably become the patron saint of both the Medical and Insurance industries. Once we stopped viewing malady's as often the consequence of deviating from the path of Torah (the real meaning of the word sin before all kinds of nasty baggage got attached to this word) we had to look to human healers to fix us.
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